Marancera

Senecio condimentarius

herb

Leaves added at the end of cooking to soups and stews, and to uchucuta, the Andean chili sauce.

Origin

High Andes of Peru

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

Like other groundsels, it can contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids: in small amounts, for flavor.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Lutein and zeaxanthin · Chlorophyll

Did you know?

Its Latin name, condimentarius, already says its use: a groundsel used as a condiment.